Alcatraz Ghost Sighting Spooks Visitors But Not Officials

A British tourist visiting Alcatraz, the most famous former prison in the U.S., got an other-worldly surprise when she took a picture of an old cell block while on an audio tour – on the other side of the window of the cell door was what appeared to be a woman.

Sheila Sillery-Walsh from Birmingham took the photo on her iPhone 5c while touring the famous and allegedly haunted Rock with her partner, Paul Rice.

When I glanced at the photo on my mobile, I saw this dark female figure in the picture. I looked at the window again and there was no-one in the room. I knew straight away that the woman in the photo was a ghost and showed the snap to Paul.

Sheila Sillery-Walsh and Paul Rice holding the alleged ghost picture.

How did she know it wasn’t just her reflection? Because her partner Paul told her it didn’t look anything like her – duh!

When I first saw the photo, I tried to rationalize the female figure away by saying it was just Sheila’s reflection. But with closer inspection, it’s obvious that this is not the case at all. The woman’s hair and clothing is from a different era – it looks like she’s from the 1930s or 40s.

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